Canadian Heritage committee  Indeed, that condition is included in all the agreements concerning events that are held on NCC lands.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. Our environmental strategy was put in place in 2009. I believe it extends to 2017. The important years for us were 2012 and 2013. The strategy includes five areas of action. As Mr. Mills was saying, our events are now carbon neutral. Our events this year include Canada Day,

Canadian Heritage committee  This is done when the public attends Canada Day celebrations, for instance. I think we were among the first to have water stations where people were invited to bring their bottles. Unfortunately, I don't have the figures here with me, but we eliminated an incredible number of bot

Canadian Heritage committee  Of course, that aspect is very important to us. We have all sorts of partnerships, for instance with the Regroupement des gens d'affaires. In addition, we can have a great deal of influence on our tenants. Our leases clearly spell out that services must be offered in both languag

Canadian Heritage committee  Maybe I could respond to this. Before I go to the private partnerships, I will first say that we are a complex region, with several municipalities and the NCC. We're trying to look at a regional approach, so we are engaging with the mayors of the two large cities, Ottawa and Gat

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, thank you for the question, because it's always a delicate balance. We're not in the tourism industry. We promote the capital and we create the experience in the capital. We deliver messages. We use the festivities to be able to have the educational component. It's not just

Canadian Heritage committee  As we embarked on this very important exercise we were very conscious that we were targeting a 50-year vision, but the reality is that we need a 10-year action plan, because this plan is normally renewed every 10 to 15 years. So 2017 being within that 10 years, we figured if we'r

Canadian Heritage committee  Maybe I could start by answering that one of the things we heard from Canadians across the country is that everybody should have a chance to see their capital, whether it's physically or virtually, because at one point we have to start thinking how we make the best use of this te

Canadian Heritage committee  Maybe I could just add, from our end--

Canadian Heritage committee  Actually, it was raised specifically in our consultations, so that's a very good point. The notion of larger representation is something we're actually looking into. Diversity is an extremely important issue in everything we do. But that was a specific issue that was raised, whic

Canadian Heritage committee  Of course it is a little early to have definite ideas, but we've been thinking and talking about it. There was a road to Confederation, obviously, so we were hoping to build the momentum. I'll give you an example of some of the ideas that have been talked about, and they are not

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you so much for having us today. It's such a pleasure to be here to talk to you about something we are so passionate about. When it comes to the capital, it is so much more than a physical place. It's a place that belongs to all Canadians, whether you live here or not. Th

Transport committee  I do not know how they came up with these figures. We do not have the same figures or the same maps. As far as we are concerned, since 1990, the boundaries of the park have been increased to include 700 more hectares compared with the 1960 boundaries. It is clear that, since 1997

Transport committee  Thank you for this question. In accordance with the process that we implemented two years ago, we contacted all of the owners of relatively large vacant lots, lots that could potentially be subdivided and built on, in order to advise them of our interest. So people do know about

Transport committee  I was going to say “to my knowledge” because, obviously, if I did not see them... No, not to my knowledge.